SWURPG – Star Wars Universe Roleplaying Game

Ability Scores

Ability Scores represent a character’s core strengths and weaknesses. They define how strong, smart, quick, or charismatic your character is — and influence nearly everything they do in SWURPG.

Generating Ability Scores

To generate your starting Ability Scores:

🎲 Roll 4d6
➖ Drop the lowest die
➕ Sum the remaining three
📋 Repeat for all six abilities

You may also use the Standard Array or Point Buy method instead. Rolling introduces fun randomness, while the others offer more control.

Applying Species Modifiers

Once you have your base Ability Scores, apply your species’ bonuses. Some species grant fixed bonuses (e.g., +2 Dexterity), others allow flexible distribution (e.g., +1 to any ability).

These reflect biological and cultural traits unique to each race in the Star Wars galaxy.

Ability Modifiers

Each score has a corresponding modifier, which you add to rolls for attacks, skills, saves, and more:

Ability Modifiers Chart

1 → −5 modifier

2–3 → −4 modifier

4–5 → −3 modifier

6–7 → −2 modifier

8–9 → −1 modifier

10–11 → +0 modifier

12–13 → +1 modifier

14–15 → +2 modifier

16–17 → +3 modifier

18–19 → +4 modifier

20–21 → +5 modifier

22–23 → +6 modifier

24–25 → +7 modifier

26–27 → +8 modifier

28–29 → +9 modifier

30 → +10 modifier

Even a single point can mean the difference between success and failure in a key moment.

Ability Score Examples

Strength (STR): Physical power. Breaking down a blast door, grappling a foe.
Dexterity (DEX): Agility and reflexes. Dodging blaster fire, piloting a starfighter through an asteroid field.
Constitution (CON): Endurance and vitality. Surviving a poisonous environment, resisting fatigue in long battles.
Intelligence (INT): Reasoning and memory. Hacking a secure Imperial database, recalling galactic lore.
Wisdom (WIS): Perception and willpower. Detecting a hidden enemy, resisting Force mind tricks.
Charisma (CHA): Personality and leadership. Negotiating with a Hutt crime lord, inspiring troops in battle.

Proficiency Bonus

Your Proficiency Bonus reflects your overall level of training and experience. You add it to rolls for:

🛡️ Weapon attacks you’re trained with
🎯 Saving throws you’re proficient in
💡 Skills and tools you’re trained in
🌀 Certain Force powers and class features

It increases with level automatically:

Proficiency Bonus by Level

Level 1–4 → +2 bonus

Level 5–8 → +3 bonus

Level 9–12 → +4 bonus

Level 13–16 → +5 bonus

Level 17–20 → +6 bonus